It was the Netflix season which had everyone gripped, and last week Making a Murderer attorneys were in Leeds to answer your burning questions… Even if you didn’t avidly follow every episode of Moira Demos […]
The Stage is Set! New Coffee Bar Opens
Charlie Green talked to brothers Matthew and Martyn Jakeman, the proprietors of the speciality coffee bar Stage Espresso & Brewbar which recently opened on Great George Street. Where did the idea for the venture come […]
For the Love of Books: an Interview with Valley Press
Born from a simple love of books, independent publishing company Valley Press now boasts over 100 titles. Alice spoke to its founder, Jamie McGarry, to find out how it all began, his top tips on […]
99 problems but a sit(uation comedy) ain’t one…
There have been countless lists ranking the UK’s creme de la creme of the sitcom world. But after The Radio Times ranked Mrs Brown’s Boys as the ‘Best Sitcom of the 21st Century’, Ellie Montgomery […]
Preview – Making A Murderer Attorney’s Visit to Town Hall
An evening of conversation with two of the most compelling figures featured in the Netflix documentary, Making a Murderer takes place at Leeds Town Hall on Thursday 26 January. Attorneys Dean Strang and Jerry Buting […]
The most anticipated books of 2017
With Bettany Hughes ‘Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities’ and ‘A Court of Wings and Ruin’ by Sarah J. Maas just missing the cut. Here are some of the most anticipated book releasing coming in […]
Kat’s Dry-ary Week 2 – Good company and fake wine
Alcoholic drinks consumed: 0. Alcoholic drinks wanted: 6. Cups of coffee: Infinite. Takeaways bought: 1. Money raised for Brain Tumour Research: £295.07. Having had a week already to get used to enforced sobriety, anyone would […]
The Curse of the Video Game Movie
There has recently been another attempt at bringing video games to the silver screen: Assassin’s Creed, starring Michael Fassbender. The fact that it received 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was called a “humourless bore” and […]
Top 10 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2017
It seems that the TV Gods have blessed us with some action-packed new arrivals coming to our screens throughout 2017. With the honourable mention going to ‘The Young Pope’ and ‘Scandal’, I have whittled this […]
Kat’s Dry-ary: Week 1
Alcoholic drinks: 0. Alcoholic drinks wanted but denied due to self-control: 3. Cups of coffee: somewhere around 9000. Chocolate biscuits: ditto. Money raised for Brain Tumour Research: £275.07. The first two days of my sobriety […]
Have a Truly Healthy New Year
“New Year, New Me”. You adopt a mocking tone when you say it, because deep down, you know the resolutions made now will be forgotten by February. And yet, you still put yourself through it. […]
Kat’s Dry January Diary (or Dry-ary) for Brain Tumour Research
Name: Kat Age: 23 Studying: Just graduated from an MA in English Literature Occupation: Barmaid LUU Societies: The Gryphon, SwingSoc, Jazz and Blues Drink of choice: Pint of cider in the pub, glass of […]